With five shows in our region in Ipswich, Southend, King’s Lynn, Cambridge and Norwich I couldn’t ignore the opportunity to chat with the musical director and drummer with Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, Allan Cosgrove. How would you describe Rumours of Fleetwood Mac – is it a tribute band or is it a Fleetwood Mac show?…
My interview with 10cc founding member Graham Gouldman got off to a shaky start when we discover that the band’s press release was wrong. Ever the professionals we soldiered on to discuss the best pop song ever written, why one set of notes can become a hit and another set doesn’t, Graham’s favourite 10cc album…
I forgot to ask Jo Harman whether or not she has a trophy shelf, I suspect she hasn’t. But if she had she now has a new trophy to dust. Jo was voted Female Vocalist of the Year at the British Blues Awards on Sunday at the 25th Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival in…
“She’ll be the girl who sings for her supper” The lights dimmed and a disembodied voice said simply: “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, from New York, Ms Suzanne Vega“. It was an aptly simple introduction for this diminutive and softly spoken lady, who entwines her audiences with words crafted so cleverly, that they live with…
Ahead of her forthcoming summer gigs in the UK, I had an opportunity to chat with Suzanne Vega in New York. It has been seven years since Vega released any new work so we talked about the new album, American humour, and why she has a soft spot for the London School of Economics. So,…
Legend has it that every August people would gather around the tiny hamlet of Eastfolk to trade wares and stories. It was part harvest festival, part reunion for the thatcher’s, herdsmen, brewers and story tellers. People would meet here, between the lands of the folk from the north and the folk from the south, to…
Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw, better known by her stage name Caro Emerald, is a relative newcomer on the music scene having first become a sensation on Dutch TV in 2008. Along with her eight piece band she performed at the Ipswich Regent on Monday 23rd September as part of her sell out UK tour….
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